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These photos show two of the visitors to our Healthy Baby Clinic on Monday mornings, Maria, a healthy infant, and Tomas, who will need lots of care and support from ASELSI. During their last prenatal visit our pregnant mothers are given an appointment to return for a complete newborn assessment. The 15 - 20 days old babies are weighed, measured, and given a complete physical exam. We pray that each baby is healthy, but often we find malnutrition and developmental problems, like little Tomas. ASELSI offers care and support for him and for all of these babies.

Mothers who have difficulty breast feeding are given instructions in breast massage and a vitamin rich diet. To further enhance breast milk production, the mothers are given vitamins, brewer's yeast tablets, and a natural plant called "ixbut" to make a tea that supports milk production. Babies who continue undernourished after these efforts are referred to our Milk Program.

Each baby receives a layette, and a handmade, warm blanket and hat, and prayer.

HOW CAN YOU HELP?

Pray: For babies like those above who need to grow strong and healthy. That new mothers would bring their babies for their check ups. For Marta, the Guatemalan nurse who does the assessments.

Give: A gift of Twenty dollars would support this program, providing care to one mother and infant, like Maria or Tomas, during the newborn baby assessment. Click here to donate!Send hats, blankets, newborn clothing, baby nail clippers in the suitcase of a visiting team member. Send us a message to set this up.